7th Suspect Arrested Over Suspected Terror Plot at British Air Base

British counterterrorism police investigating the suspected terror plot targeting the Royal Air Force Fairford base in the U.K. announced that they arrested a 22-year-old British national on charges of preparing acts of terrorism on the 6th local time.

He is the seventh person to be arrested by British police in connection with the case, and the man was detained in Westminster, London.

On September 27, the day of the incident, five British men in their early-to-mid 20s were arrested and later released on bail. On the 1st, a 25-year-old man holding dual Iranian and British citizenship was also arrested and subsequently released on bail.

None of the suspects have been charged yet, and little is known about the true nature or masterminds behind the plot.

RAF Fairford is a key base utilized by the U.S. military for airstrikes against Iran. Following the suspected terror plot, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on the 5th that strategic bombers stationed there were redeployed to the U.S. mainland due to "some threats."

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham personally mentioned that there are strong indications Iran played some role in the incident, but Iran has strongly denied the claim.

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